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| Google & Facebook Fined for Spying on Users
It's very disappointing how these incredible platforms and technologies end up being used in such unethical ways. via RT Image: © Getty Images / Westend61 A French privacy watchdog accused the tech giants of making it difficult for users to opt out of tracking their activity France's online privacy regulator has ordered Google and Facebook to cough up some €210 million ($237 million) between them, fining the firms for their questionable use of data-tracking 'cookies' on their sites. The French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) announced the move in a statement on Thursday, saying Google will be made to pay €150 million ($169.5 million) and Facebook another €60 million ($67.8 million) within a period of three months, or else face additional fines of €100,000 ($113,000) per day. The commission said the way the companies employ 'cookies' – small amounts of data generated while users browse websites that can be used to track their activity – "affects the freedom of